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Dont Know Why

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[Intro]
E A Dbm
E Dbm E F#
E B
[Verse]
EmI waited till I Amsaw the sunE  
DbmI   Ddon't F#know why BI didn't Ecome
I Bleft you Eby the house of AmfunE  
[Chorus]
DbmI   Edon't F#know why I Edidn't come
DbmI   don't know F#why I Bdidn't Ecome
[Verse]
When I saw Athe break of dayAb  C  
DbmI   F#wished that I could Efly awayB  
EInstead of Emkneeling in Amthe sandE  
CatDbching F#tearEdrops in my handDbm  
My heart is Ebmdrenched in wineB  Dbm  
But you'll be Bo-------F#n  my mind  BfoAbre----BverE  
Out across Abmthe endAless AbseaE  B  
DbmI    F#would F#mdie Ein BecstacyEyyyB  E  
But I'll be a Abag of AmbonesE  
DbmDriving F#dowF#mn     the Eroad aloneDbm  
My heart is EbmdrencF#hed in BwineDb  
DbmBut you'll be Bo---F#n  my Bmind foAbmre---BverE  
[Instrumental]
A E Dbm F# E
A Am E F# F#m E
[Bridge]
Something has to Amake you runAb  Dbm  F#  
I don't Dbknow F#why I Bdidn't EcomeB  E  
I feel as empty Aas a drumE  
[Chorus]
I don't F#know why I Edidn't come
I don't F#know why I Edidn't comeDbm  
I Edon't F#know why I Bdidn't Ecome

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Dont Know Why

by Jesse Harris

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dbm

Ebm

Abm

F#m

[Intro]

E A Dbm

E Dbm E F#

E B

[Verse]

Em Am E

I waited till I saw the sun

Dbm D F# B E

I don't know why I didn't come

B E Am E

I left you by the house of fun

[Chorus]

Dbm E F# E

I don't know why I didn't come

Dbm F# B E

I don't know why I didn't come

[Verse]

A Ab C

When I saw the break of day

Dbm F# E B

I wished that I could fly away

E Em Am E

Instead of kneeling in the sand

Db F# E Dbm

Catching teardrops in my hand

Ebm B Dbm

My heart is drenched in wine

B F# B Ab B E

But you'll be o-------n my mind fore----ver

Abm A Ab E B

Out across the endless sea

Dbm F# F#m E B E B E

I would die in ecstacyyyy

A Am E

But I'll be a bag of bones

Dbm F# F#m E Dbm

Driving down the road alone

Ebm F# B Db

My heart is drenched in wine

Dbm B F# B Abm B E

But you'll be o---n my mind fore---ver

[Instrumental]

A E Dbm F# E

A Am E F# F#m E

[Bridge]

A Ab Dbm F#

Something has to make you run

Db F# B E B E

I don't know why I didn't come

A E

I feel as empty as a drum

[Chorus]

F# E

I don't know why I didn't come

F# E Dbm

I don't know why I didn't come

E F# B E

I don't know why I didn't come

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